- Jul 1 Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorian race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1996), born in Cuenca, Ecuador
- Jul 2 Sean Casey, American baseball player
- Jul 4 La'Roi Glover, American football player, born in San Diego, California
- Jul 5 Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian soccer forward (19 caps; Udinese, Parma, Borussia Dortmund), born in Brasília, Brazil
- Jul 6 Steve Sullivan, Canadian NHL center (NJ Devils), born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada
- Jul 6 Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer (Palmeiras), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Jul 7 Patrick Lalime, Canadian NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins), born in Saint-Bonaventure, California
- Jul 11 André Ooijer, Dutch soccer defender (55 caps; PSV, Blackburn Rovers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Jul 11 Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer
- Jul 12 Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek soccer midfielder (77 caps; Olympiacos, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Paniliakos, Kifisia), born in Athens, Greece
- Jul 13 Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
- Jul 14 Erick Dampier, American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- Jul 15 Janice Bremner, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Burlington, Ontario
- Jul 16 Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Jul 16 Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby league winger (16 Tests; Brisbane Broncos, St. George RLFC) and rugby union wing (37 Tests, Queensland Reds), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Jul 19 Preston Wilson, American MLB player (Colorado Rookies), born in Bamberg, South Carolina
- Jul 19 Vincent Spadea, American tennis player, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 20 Bengie Molina, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (World Series 2002, Gold Glove Award 2002, 03 LA Angels; Toronto Blue Jays, SF Giants, Texas Rangers), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
- Jul 21 Geoff Jenkins, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2003; World Series 2008; Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Olympia, Washington
- Jul 23 Maurice Greene, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 2000; World C'ship gold 100m 1997; 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1999; WR 100m 9.79s 1999), born in Kansas City, Kansas
- Jul 23 Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist, born in Tienen, Belgium
- Jul 23 Terry Glenn, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2017)
- Jul 26 Dean Sturridge, English football striker, born in Birmingham, England
- Jul 30 Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Jul 30 Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria
- Jul 31 Jonathan Ogden, American College, Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle (11-time Pro Bowl; Baltimore Ravens), born in Washington, D.C.
About July 1974
How Old? 49 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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